RoHS Compliant CompactFlash Series 5 Specifications for Industrial CompactFlash Card September 13th, 2012 Version 1.2 Apacer Technology Inc. th 4 Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1, Hsichih, Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2698-2888 Fax: +886-2-2698-2889 www.apacer.com Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX Features: CompactFlash Association Specification Revision 4.1 Standard Interface - 512 bytes per sector - ATA command set compatible - ATA transfer mode supports: PIO Mode 6 Multiword DMA Mode 4 Ultra DMA Mode 5 PCMCIA UDMA Mode 5 - Capacities 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 GB - - Performance Sustained read: Up to 50 MB/sec Sustained write: Up to 18 MB/sec - - - Temperature ranges Standard: 0C to 70C Extended: -40C to 85C Storage: -40C to 100C - - Operating voltage for read and write 3.3 V 5.0 V - - Power consumption (typical)** Active mode: 165 mA Standby mode: 2 mA - Connector Type 50 pins female - Physical Dimensions 36.4mm x 42.8mm x 3.3mm Intelligent ATA/IDE module Wear-leveling algorithms to substantially increase longevity of flash media - Built-in BCH ECC capable of correcting up to 24 bits in 1,024 byte data - Supports S.M.A.R.T commands - Power Smart Design RoHS compliant NAND Flash Type: MLC (commercial/Industrial grade) *Performance and power consumption may vary depending on capacities and the platforms. 1 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX Table of Contents 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 3 2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK .......................................................................................................... 3 3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................... 4 4. CAPACITY SPECIFICATION............................................................................................... 6 4.1 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................................6 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................6 5. SOFTWARE INTERFACE .................................................................................................... 7 5.1 CF-ATA COMMAND SET ......................................................................................................................................7 6. FLASH MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 9 6.1 INTELLIGENT ENDURANCE DESIGN.......................................................................................................................9 6.1.1 Advanced wear-leveling algorithms .............................................................................................................9 6.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. Technology .................................................................................................................................9 6.1.3 Built-in Hardware ECC ................................................................................................................................9 6.2 INTELLIGENT POWER FAILURE RECOVERY ...........................................................................................................9 7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION ...................................................................................... 10 8. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................... 11 8.1 DIMENSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................11 9. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................ 12 9.1 PRODUCT CODE DESIGNATIONS .........................................................................................................................12 9.2 VALID COMBINATIONS .......................................................................................................................................13 2 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 1. General Description Apacer's value-added Industrial CompactFlash Card offers high performance, high reliability and powerefficient storage. Regarding standard compliance, this CompactFlash Card complies with CompactFlash specification revision 4.1, supporting transfer modes up to Programmed Input Output (PIO) Mode 6, Multiword Direct Memory Access (DMA) Mode 4, Ultra DMA Mode 5, and PCMCIA Ultra DMA Mode 5. For power efficiency, this industrial CompactFlash card supports some power smart design mechanisms such as Power-On-Reset, voltage regulator for output voltage adjustments and power failure protection, as well as the automatic sleep and wake-up feature. In terms of security, it comes with a hardware write protect switch. In terms of data integrity and accuracy, the CompactFlash card is built with on-chip hardware 13/24 bit BCH ECC engine that can correct up to 24-bit errors per 1,024 byte data. The 13-bit is used for 2KB page size with 16 bytes spare region per 512 byte data, while the 24-bit ECC is used for flash with 218 or more bytes, companied with 4KB data. The controller of this CompactFlash card is designed to transfer the host data through fast DMA engine and utilize the internal memory buffer in a sufficient way, which greatly minimizes the internal microprocessor's loading and improves performance efficiency. Apacer's value-added CFC provides complete PCMCIA - ATA functionality and compatibility. Apacer `s CompactFlash technology is designed for applications in Point of Sale (POS) terminals, telecom, IP-STB, medical instruments, surveillance systems, industrial PCs and handheld applications such as the new generation of Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras. 2. Functional Block The CompactFlash Card (CFC) includes a controller and flash media, as well as the CompactFlash standard interface. Figure 2-1 shows the functional block diagram. Figure 2-1: Functional block diagram 3 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 3. Pin Assignments Table 3-1 lists the pin assignments with respective signal names for the 50-pin configuration. A "#" suffix indicates the active low signal. The pin type can be input, output or input/output. Table 3-1: Pin assignments (1 of 2) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Memory card mode Signal name GND D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 #CE1 A10 #OE A9 A8 A7 VCC A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 D0 D1 D2 WP #CD2 #CD1 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 #CE2 #VS1 #IORD #IOWR #WE RDY/-BSY VCC #CSEL #VS2 RESET Pin I/O type I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I I I I I I I I I I I I I I/O I/O I/O O O O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I O I I I O I O I I/O card mode Signal name GND D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 #CE1 A10 #OE A9 A8 A7 VCC A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 D0 D1 D2 #IOIS16 #CD2 #CD1 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 #CE2 #VS1 #IORD #IOWR #WE #IREQ VCC #CSEL #VS2 RESET Pin I/O type I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I I I I I I I I I I I I I I/O I/O I/O O O O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I O I I I O I O I True IDE mode Signal name GND D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 #CS0 1 A10 #ATA SEL 1 A9 1 A8 1 A7 VCC 1 A6 1 A5 1 A4 1 A3 A2 A1 A0 D0 D1 D2 #IOCS16 #CD2 #CD1 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 #CS1 #VS1 #IORD #IOWR #WE INTRQ VCC #CSEL #VS2 #RESET Pin I/O type I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I I I I I I I I I I I I I I/O I/O I/O O O O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I O I I I O I O I 4 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX Table 3-1: Pin assignments (2 of 2) Pin No. 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1. 2. Memory card mode Signal name #WAIT #INPACK #REG BVD2 BVD1 D8 D9 D10 GND Pin I/O type O O I O O I/O I/O I/O - I/O card mode Signal name #WAIT #INPACK #REG #SPKR #STSCHG D8 D9 D10 GND Pin I/O type O O I O O I/O I/O I/O - True IDE mode Signal name IORDY 2 DMARQ 2 DMACK #DASP #PDIAG D8 D9 D10 GND Pin I/O type O O I I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O - The signal should be grounded by the host. Connection required when UDMA is in use. 5 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 4. Capacity Specification Capacity specification of the Compact Flash Card series (CFC) is available as shown in Table 4-1. It lists the specific capacity and the default numbers of heads, sectors and cylinders for each product line. Table 4-1: Capacity specifications Capacity Total bytes 4GB 8GB 1 Cylinders Heads Sectors Max LBA 4,110,188,544 7,964 16 63 8,027,712 8,195,604,480 15,880 16 63 16,007,040 2 16 63 32,014,336 16GB 16,391,340,032 16,383 32GB 32,019,316,736 16,383 16 63 62,537,728 64GB 64,030,244,864 16,383 16 63 125,059,072 1. Display of total bytes varies from operating systems. 2. Cylinders, heads or sectors are not applicable for these capacities. Only LBA addressing applies ***Notes: 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes; 1 sector = 512 bytes. LBA count addressed in the table above indicates total user storage capacity and will remain the same throughout the lifespan of the device. However, the total usable capacity of the SSD is most likely to be less than the total physical capacity because a small portion of the capacity is reserved for device maintenance usages. 4.1 Performance Specification Performances of the CompactFlash cards are listed in Table 4-2. Table 4-2: Performance specifications Capacity 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB Sustained read (MB/s) 49 50 50 50 50 Sustained write (MB/s) 13 14 14 18 18 Performance Notes: performance may vary depending on flash configurations or host system settings. 4.2 Environmental Specifications Environmental specification of the Compact Flash Card series (CFC) which follows the MIL-STD-810F standards is available as shown in Table 4-4. Table 4-4: Environmental specifications Environment Temperature Specification Operation 0C to 70C / -40C to 85C Storage -40C to 100C Vibration (Non-Operation) Shock (Non-Operation) Sine wave: 10~2000Hz, 15G (X, Y, Z axes) Half sine wave, acceleration 1500 G, 0.5 ms (X, Y, Z ; All 6 axes) 6 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 5. Software Interface 5.1 CF-ATA Command Set Table 5-1 summarizes the CF-ATA command set with the paragraphs that follow describing the individual commands and the task file for each. Table 5-1: CFC-ATA command set Command Check-Power-Mode Execute-Drive-Diagnostic 1 Code FR E5H or 98H 90H Erase-Sector(s) C0H Flush-Cache E7H Format-Track 50H Identify-Drive ECH Idle E3H or 97H Idle-Immediate E1H or 95H Initialize-Drive-Parameters 91H NOP 00H Read-Buffer E4H Read-Multiple C4H Read-Sector(s) 20H or 21H Read-Verify-Sector(s) 40H or 41H C5H Write-Multiple-Without-Erase CDH Write-Sector(s) Write-Sector(s)-Without-Erase 30H or 31H 38H Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y D Y Y D D D Y D D - Y - - D - Y Y Y C6H Write-Multiple D Set-Multiple-mode E8H Y Y Write-Buffer 8 EFH 87H Y Y Set-Features Translate-Sector D Y 7XH E0H or 94H Y 8 D 6 LBA Y Seek Standby-Immediate 5 DH Y 03H E2H or 96H Y 4 Request-Sense Standby Y 7 CY 1XH E6H or 99H 3 SN Recalibrate Set-Sleep-Mode 2 SC D D D D D Y Y D 7 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX Write-Verify 3CH Y Y Y Y Y 1. FR - Features register 2. SC - Sector Count register 3. SN - Sector Number register 4. CY - Cylinder registers 5. DH - Drive/Head register 6. LBA - Logical Block Address mode supported 7. Y - The register contains a valid parameter for this command 8. For the Drive/Head register: Y means both the CompactFlash card and head parameters are used; D means only the CompactFlash card parameter is valid and not the head parameter 8 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 6. Flash Management 6.1 Intelligent Endurance Design 6.1.1 Advanced wear-leveling algorithms Flash memory devices differ from Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in terms of how blocks are utilized. For HDDs, when a change is made to stored data, like erase or update, the controller mechanism on HDDs will perform overwrites on blocks. On the other hand, NAND flash storage adopts flash as their primary media. Unlike HDDs, flash blocks cannot be overwritten and each P/E cycle wears down the lifespan of blocks gradually. Repeatedly program/erase cycles performed on the same memory cells will eventually cause some blocks to age faster than others. This would bring flash storages to their end of service term earlier. Wear leveling is an important mechanism that level out the wearing of blocks so that the wearing-down of blocks can be almost evenly distributed. This will increase the lifespan of SSDs. Commonly used wear leveling types are Static and Dynamic. 6.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. Technology S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, an open standard allowing disk drives to automatically monitor their own health and report potential problems. It protects the user from unscheduled downtime by monitoring and storing critical drive performance and calibration parameters. Ideally, this should allow taking proactive actions to prevent impending drive failure. Apacer SMART feature adopts the standard SMART command B0h to read data from the drive. When the Apacer SMART Utility running on the host, it analyzes and reports the disk status to the host before the device is in critical condition. 6.1.3 Built-in Hardware ECC The ECC bit encoding takes places when host/OS writes data to the SSD. This step is simpler and quick. On the other hand, the ECC bit decoding is processed when host/OS reads data from the SSD. In this step, the ECC codes will be in progress for detecting, comparing and detecting potential error. Thus, the power of the ECC lies mostly in the read data side. This ATA CompactFlash card employs BCH Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms. This on-chip hardware BCH-ECC engines is 13/24 bit programmed that can correct up to 24-bit errors per 1,024 byte data. This built-in hardware ECC performs parity generation and error detection/correction for data integrity. 6.2 Intelligent Power Failure Recovery Power Failure Management ensures data transmission when experiencing unstable power supply. When power disruption takes places, NAND Flash will have to cache multiple write-to-flash cycles to securely store data. This urgent operation requires about several milliseconds to get it done. When the supplied voltage is below a certain percentage of the required, the flash controller will be signaled by a detector IC component with low power detection signal and then the firmware will communicate the controller to flush all the data into the cache of Flash storage area. This can prevent incomplete data transmission. The crucial part lies in the strength of the capacitor of the SSD. The capacitor must be able to hold up some milliseconds of remaining time before the power is totally out, for the urgent write-back-into-flash operations to complete. 9 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 7. Electrical Specification Table 7-1: Operating range Range Ambient Temperature 3.3V 5V Standard Temperature Extended Temperature Storage Temperature 0C to 70C -40C to +85C -40C to +100C 3.135-3.465V 4.75-5.25V Table 7-2: Power consumption (at 5V, typical) Capacity 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB Active (mA) 150 155 165 165 170 Idle (mA) 5 5 5 5 5 Modes Notes: results may vary depending on flash configurations or platforms. 10 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 8. Physical Characteristics 8.1 Dimensions TABLE 8-1: Type I CFC physical specification Length: Width: Thickness (Including Label Area): 36.40 +/- 0.15mm (1.433+/- 0.06 in.) 42.80 +/- 0.10mm (1.685+/- 0.04 in.) 3.3mm+/-0.10mm (0.130+/-0.04in.) FIGURE 8-1: Physical dimension Unit: mm 11 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 9. Product Ordering Information 9.1 Product Code Designations A P - CF x x x x L 9 X S - XXXXXX Specification RM: Removable NR: Non-Removable NDRM: Non-DMA + Removable NDNR: Non-DMA + Non-Removable ET: Extended Temperature ETRM: Ext. Temp. + Removable ETNR: Ext. Temp. + Non-Removable ETNDRM: Ext. Temp + Non-DMA + Removable ETNDNR: Ext. Temp + Non-DMA + Non-Removable Halogen Free Compliant Configuration E Single Channel F Dual Channel CTL Type CFC Type Capacities: 004G 008G 016G 032G 064G 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Model Name Apacer Product Code 12 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 9.2 Valid Combinations 9.2.1 Standard Temperature 9.2.1.1 Non-Removable Capacity AP/N 4GB AP-CF004GL9FS-NR 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-NR 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-NR 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-NR 64GB AP-CF064GL9FS-NR 9.2.1.2 Removable Capacity AP/N 4GB AP-CF004GL9FS-RM 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-RM 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-RM 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-RM 64GB AP-CF064GL9FS-RM 9.2.1.3 Non-DMA + Removable Capacity AP/N 4GB AP-CF004GL9FS-NDRM 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-NDRM 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-NDRM 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-NDRM 64GB AP-CF064GL9FS-NDRM 9.2.1.4 Non-DMA + Non-Removable Capacity AP/N 4GB AP-CF004GL9FS-NDNR 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-NDNR 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-NDNR 13 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-NDNR 64GB AP-CF064GL9FS-NDNR Note: please consult with Apacer sales representative for availability. 9.2.2 Extended Temperature 9.2.2.1 Ext. Temp. + Non-Removable Capacity AP/N 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-ETNR 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-ETNR 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-ETNR 9.2.2.2 Ext. Temp. + Removable Capacity AP/N 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-ETRM 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-ETRM 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-ETRM 9.2.2.3 Non-DMA + Removable Capacity AP/N 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-ETNDRM 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-ETNDRM 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-ETNDRM 9.2.2.4 Non-DMA + Non-Removable Capacity AP/N 8GB AP-CF008GL9FS-ETNDNR 16GB AP-CF016GL9FS-ETNDNR 32GB AP-CF032GL9FS-ETNDNR Note: please consult with Apacer sales representative for availability. 14 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX Revision History Revision Date Description Remark 0.1 03/13/2012 Preliminary 1.0 04/12/2012 Official release 1.1 07/23/2012 Updated Product Ordering Information (with the addition of standard operating temperature models) Added 64GB capacity Added standard operating temperature specifications 1.2 09/12/2012 Updated Product Ordering Information due to the addition of standard temperature specifications Added 4GB capacity model 15 (c) 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 Compact Flash 5 series AP-CFxxxxL9XS-XXXXXX Global Presence Taiwan (Headquarters) Apacer Technology Inc. th 4 Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1 Hsichih, 221 Taipei Hsien Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2698-2888 Fax: +886-2-2698-2889 amtsales@apacer.com U.S.A. 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